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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
FARM REFORMS.
Advantages to BE Derived from Planning
the Years Work In Winter.

Advantages to BE Derived from PLANNING
the Years Work In Winter.
We ought to learn to farm better
every year. What we learn from our
own experience, and what we can
learn from the experience of Others, if
we care to take the trouble, should
enable us to improve in some respects.
There is, of course, something in
being willing to learn. If in spite of
our own experience we still insist upon
following the old plan, when we know
from experience that change-can be
made with profit, look over the work
done during the past year, see what
the results were, and then plan the
work for another year with this knowl-
edge before us. If you have kept ac-
counts of the different farm crops, you
know what have realized profit and
what have proved failures, and from
this you can plan out next years work
to better advantage. If no accounts
have been kept, make up your mind to
begin at once. You can not tell, with
any accuracy, how much profit has
been derived, and from what source
obtained, unless you keep accounts,
and you really can not afford to farm
without knowing exactly what you are
clearing in business way. twill take
less time than you imagine. Any plan
that will show how much it costs to
raise crop and what it brings, will do.
Plan out as nearly as possible the
years. work. If you have never plat
ted out the farm, take time to do it in
winter. Divide into convenient fields
and number, and in starting your ac-
counts give each page, and if you de-
eide what crops you will plant in each
field or plot, make memorandum of
it. Considerable time can be saved in
the spring by knowing just what you
expect to do, and what plan you ex-
pect to follow to carry it out.
The largest part of the hard work
can be done now, so that when spring
opens no time will be lost in trying to
decide what you will do and what you
consider to be the best plan.
If you have carefully tried one plan
that has not been as profitable as it
should, and you have used all reason
able pains to secure profit, try some
thing different. There is no policy in
following the same plan year after
year, when you fail to derive the profit
you should, just because it is .he way
you have always been accustomed to
following. 1t is far more sensible to
own that we are wrong, and make
| change, than to follow out our mis-
takes when experience has shown that
It is not best
1t requires good management to Sc
cure the most profit from the farm, and
we may very often spend time in study
ing and planning ahead, and this time
can be best spared during the winter.
n. y. Shepherd, tn Western Ploacpsas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
METROPOLITAN LIFE.
New York Women Who Are Compelled to
Perform Unfcminine Labor.

New York Women Who Are Compelled to
Perform Unfcminine Labor.
One of the most painful features in
metropolitan life is the degradation of
women. l do not here refer to any
thing of vicious nature, but simply
to the effect of extreme poverty. 1t is
always pitiable to see the sex forced to
unfeminine employments, but it is a
common thing here. / have seen a
woman cutting grass with sickle in
an uptown lot in order to make hay
for the winter support of goat. l
have seen woman bring home board
from some demolished building and
then try to break it up for fuel by
pounding it on the sidewalk with a
stone. saw another woman carrying
coal in pail up three pairs of stairs
to her room in tenement house. She
had bought small load of this article,
and was thus storing it away. A large
part of the chiffoniers or rag and
waste-paper pickers are women, and
what horrid-looklng creatures they
are
On the other hand, a dealer in
fashions told me that there are hun
dreds and even thousands of women
who spend SIS, 900 annually on dress.
1t may be difficult to imagine the feel
ings of this fashion-worshiping crowd,
but how much more to imagine those
of woman so degraded that rag
picked from the street is prize. TAX
ing general view, New York life is
not favorable to women. Among the
rich the idleness of luxury wastes its
victims into helplessness, while among
the poor one notices that dlspropor-
tionate degree of hardship which so
often stamps the countcnanee with
fearful ugliness,-M i. Cor. Utica Her
sld.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
Madame would Not Rise for Any Man.


A mark of respect is always paid the
Court Of Appeals as tho robed judges
and become seated, by all within the rail
rising. The other morning two ladies were
inside the rail when the court opened.
Clerk Perrin loosely said to thcm "You
are compelled to stand up when the Court
entersn One of the ladies pertly repliedi
81 would not stand up for the best seven
men in the United States"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
New Patent safety Revolver.
IGcinntian A.naninnn

A new revolver has been patcntel
which is expected to be less liable to be
accidentally discharged than any of its
predecessors Its main feature is con-
cealed hammer, inclosed in the lock frame,
which can not be unintentionally manipu-
lated, and the trigger is so arranged that
it can not be pulled unless a safety lever
in the rear Of the lock franc is first
nressed
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
Crisp Ante-Mortem Statement.

A party of prospectors came on the body
of man in an out-of-the-way place. They
did not recognize him. He was stranger.
He had not seen shot, he had not been
killed by blow, he had not been killed by
wild animal, he had not fallen over a
precipice, he did not look as if starvation
had killed him. They were specializing on
the cause Of death when they saw a scrap
Of paper pinned to his clothes. They took
it off and with some difficulty they de-
ciphered this legend: sit was the rattle
snake. ! tried to catch him by the tail"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
An Important Arrest.

The arrest of n suspicious character upon
his general appearance, movements or COM
panionship, without waiting until he has
robbed a traveller, fired house, or muir.
dered fellow-man, is an important func-
ton Of shrewd detective. Even more i'm
portant is the arrest Of disease which, IL
not checked, will blight and destroy hui
man life. The frequent cough, loss Of
appetite, general languor or debility, pallid
skim and bodily aches and pains, announce
the approach of pulmonary consumption,
which is promptly arrested and permanent
ly cured by DR. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" S0ll by druggists.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

IL Don't Want Relief, But Cure"
is the exclamation of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such we say: Catarrh
can be cured by Dr. Sage's Catarrh Rene
dy. 1t has been done in thousands Of cases;
why not in yoursl Your danger is in de-
lay. Enclose stalp to Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y,
for pamphlet on this disease.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

PRICKLY ASH BITTERs is an unfailing
cure for all diseases originating in hillary
arrangements caused by the malaria OF
miasmatic countries No other medicine
now on sale will so effectually remove the
disturbing elements, and at the same time
tone up the whole system. 1t is sure and
safe in its action
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

The toboggan slide is an ice thing, but
its snow fun if you happen to fall off-Chi.
cdQo Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

"WHERE is the ideal wifep inquiries a
lecturer Out shopping friend, out shop
ping.-Burdette
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

IT Is easy to call nsmes, except when
your first born needs one.--BwliRgton Fra
Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

A STAY of proceedings-a horse-cai
brake.-C Cleveland Sun
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WHEN your coal merchant gives you only
sixteen hundred pounds TO the ton he is
only fueling you.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

FoRTITY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey OF Horchound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

AN exchange wants to know what is
harder to keep than an umbrella. A diary,
probably. SiTfiags
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

A TABLE waiter can not be eloquent.
ne can only indulge in plattertudes. Texas
SJtings.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

RELIEF is immediate, and euro sure
Pisos Remedy for Catarrh. 50 cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WEAK lungs, splitting of blood, consump-
ton and kindred affections, cured without
physician. Address for treatise, with 10
cents in stamps, Worlds DIspensary Medi-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

AN exchange calls the Office of censori
Gus contemporary ''the blast furnace"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs" are
widely known as an admirable remedy for
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs and Throat
troubles Sold only Il, bo1es Price % cts.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

HE-"Does 700 love 700 duckyl" She
"Epps" He-"Tiss / den.n Both" oh,
how tweet. n-Life
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

It's PNrbosc is solely fer tie legitimate keahnget
diSeass aHdthe relfcfef rain, anatkdt al does ALA
claims 10 40, thousands Of ladies gladly TESTIFY.
Ithas stoodhe otweny years in relieving periodi-
cal pain, promoting regularity of seasons and banshng
weakness, backache and consequent distress.
Probably no other in the world receives so
many 'letters OF thanks Lydia +. Pinkham, Of
Lynn, Mass. Mrs. B of Enfield, N. H., says:
81 will simply say that your Vegetable Compound is all
you recommend it to be. II has DONE we Worlds OF
COED" Another lady writes from Ottawa follows 81
have just to-day boughtthe seventh bottle your vege-
table Compound have used boxes of Pills and sew
eral packages of your Sana,ve WASH and think it but
rghtto eyou how much good derived from your medi-
eines. They are regular God-seSd. All the pains
and aches have almost disappeared my stomach is much
stronger too and feel myselfimproved every way"
Price u. Sold by all Draggists.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WHEN it rains hardest--when it halls
Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

THE bicycle is never hungry; but it is al
ways tired.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

Is the fate of every lady with a bright,
glowing countenance, which invariably fol
lows the use of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

CANvAs-BAoK duck is delicious, but "
can't get one without a greenback.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

MANY followers, but little influences
hand-organ.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

A TIGHT man has loose mouth. -Phisa-
delphid Call
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WoNAS-"Say, there, why don't you eat
that piel" Tramp-nCos it's too much
like work. n-7Yd-B Bis.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

THE hot water cure-marriage.-
Hd,en Ne,ps.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WHEN man gets tight his tongue gets
loose
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

WHAT kind of eggs are plots Matched
trOml-LOueU Citizen
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
Enyfed by her Sex,

The Indian smokes the pipe Of peace, the
Irishman piece of pipe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

A LADIES' luncheon party dialogue
''Team 'Help "Te-he llr'-The Rambler
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

TAKEN aback-a boy playing leap-frog.
The Whip.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
The Record

or cures accomplished By Hoods sarsaparilla can
never be completely written. Thousands with
hearts Overlooking with gratitude have written 10
us telling of the wonderful things Hoods Sarsspa-
ra has accomplished for them The peculiar cura-
tive powers OF Hoods sarsaparila are successful
when everything else has failed. II your blood is
impure, your digestion out OF order, your Kidneys
and liver inactive your body tired and full OF aches
and pains, try this peculiar medicine. 1t will do you
good.
"For twenty years have been troubled with dys'
pepsia and liver complaint. My bowels have been
constlpated, that had TO take pills continually.
tried many different medicines To no effect Last
spring was recommended TO try Hoods sarsapa-
rilla and one bottle cured me. Ny bowels are now
regular have no liver difficulty and the dyspepsia
has entirely disappeared. can eat anything with
out distressing me. Hoods sarsaparlla was God
send TO me- ]. b. HoRNDEcK, &c. Fallsburg, sulli-
van CON-.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Prepared only
by c. |. HOOD CO., Apothecarics, Lowell, Mass.
100 nnsaa One Dollar
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

On wash days nual labor isperformed
by women.-Carl Iyetzeps Veekip.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

YOUNG ladies who intend to teach school
should study palmistry.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17

The electric crop is light-Lopsu oourssn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-17
aIDon.t Want Relief But cure.

ALWAYS has pryor engagement-the
crOwbar TtIdS Si(tings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
The Workingmen Don't Get Theifs'
Share.

Steel rails are now sold in this coun-
try for thirty-scven to thirty-eight
dollars per ton. Two years ago they
were sold for twenty-seven dollars per
ton. Increase in price, ten dollars
per ton.
Under this increase the wages of
the workmen have been advanced
about two dollars and seventy cents
per ton.
The rest, or seven dollars and thir-
ty cents per ton, is quietly pocketed
by the capitalist employers.
A million and half tons Of steel
rails are produced annually in this
country. Protected capitalist employ
ers gain thus over 100000 out of
the advanced price for their own share
of protection.
This is divided among the owners
of eight steel rail mills. These CAPT
talists are very urgent for protection
to American labor"
or course protection to American
labor" is very good thing for tho
but why don't the work.
men get their share? or, if they don't
why not call it protection to Ameri-
can capitalists and monopolists. IN.
Y. World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
Not a Wise Proposal.

The proposal to abolish the income
taxes, in order to prevent needed
notifications in the tariff duties, is
simply proposal to make whisky and
tobacco free in order that clothing
and other necessaries of life may be
taxed as heavily as now; to take the
war taxes off whisky and tobacco in
order that there may be no reduction
whatever in the war taxes upon arti-
Giles of universal consumption and
need. We do not think the proposal
wise, nor do we think the great body
of the people will approve it.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
The Burden of an Indirect Tax.

The amount Of taxation that the
people pay, says the Detroit Free
Press, without really knowing that
they are paying it is well shown by a
recent letter from the proprietors of
the Revere Sugar Refinery, of Boston,
one of the largest in the country.
What called out the letter was the sug-
gestion by Boston protectionist of
doubt whether the American sugar
refner sells sugar to foreigners for
$3.50 less hundred pounds than to
American consumers. The refners
gives assurance that such is the fact
or nearly so, the foreign buyer getting
his graduated sugar at the date of
the letter for 1924 per hundred
pounds, while the American buyer
paid 1884. Having thus indicated
some of the sweets-to the consumer
of the protective tariff, the sugar
refiners continues:
Sugar is in no sense an article of
luxury it is to-day prime necessity
as an article of food for the cheap
est fed people in this country. A few
years ago in collecting statistics on
this point, we found that in such man.
ufacturing centers rs Lowell and Fall
River in this State and Lewiston in
Maine, all of the factory boarding
houses without single exception paid
more per annum for sugar than for
-four, and in some Of these boarding
houses the price for board was as low
as $1.75 per week. The facts and
figures given above show what an out
rageous tax is now imposed on this
necessity of life, and yet the masses of
the people do not realize its magnitude,
but let this tax be collected by a
stamp for the duty, purchased from
the government by the consumer and
by him affixed to his barrel of sugar,
and a howl will 60 up all over this
country that no Congress however
lethargic could withstand; granulat-
ed sugar is packed in barrels of vari-
Gus sizes, but $50 pounds each is low
average, and taking 1857 as the
equivalent duty on 100 pounds, the |
under the existing tax,
would be compelled to buy and put
on his barrel stamp for which he
must pay S6.43.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
Who Pays the Duties?

Who pays the tariff? The Tribune
has twice recently sought to lead its
readers to believe that custom duties
are "paid in part. by foreigners as a
means of getting access to American
markets" The protectionists should
keep this sort of stuff for the stump.
To put it in cold print is to expose
themselves to instant exposure and
ridicule. The people in this country
who do not know that the custom
duties are paid primarily by the
American importer, and secondarily
by the American buyer and in the end
by the consumer, no doubt already
vote blindly for protective war tariff.
And SO there is really no need of put
ting out false theories to catch them.
New York World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
Mammoth Camp.

The Mammoth mine, Pinal county,
says an Arizona paper, is described
by one who is familiar with every foot
of it, as one of the best mining prop
critics in the country. The ore is not
exactly high grade, but the immense
ledge will average from $14 to ST in
gold per ton. There is an abundance
of ore in sight to run one hundred
stamps for several years. The shaft
is down 800 feet, where the ledge is
40 feet in width, and the crosscuts in
various places show the ledge to be
from s to 80 feet in width. The ore
is free milling ore, generally, and in
some specimens the free gold may be
readily seen with the naked eye.
A full force is being worked on
both the mine and the mill, under the
superintendent of Captain j. w.
johnson, whose able management has
contributed so largely to the phenom-
email success of this company.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02

water with air has TO be done by
hand, and is tiresome work. A round
narrow can, the bottom of which is
full Of holes, is sunk into the water
of the tank, and allowed to fill with
water. 1t is then raised above the
tank water, and the water in the can
streams through the holes in the bot
tom, and becomes well mixed with
air by the time it enters the tank.
This work has to be kept up night and
day while the fish are on board, at
certain intervals. The fish car was
sent here for the purpose of trans
ferring about 100 jars of fish eggs
from the hatchery in this city, to the
hatchery at Worthwhile. Both said
hatcheries are controlled by the u. S.
fish commission. The object of TAX
ing the spawn to the Worthwhile
hatchery is that the facilities there
for Matching fish and planting in the
lakes, are better than here. The
same thing was done last winter, with
the difference that the eggs were sent
by stage, there being no railway here
at that time. At the hatchery. in
this city, they have yet on hand as
many white fish eggs as were Matched
last year, and have as many as they
can attend to during the planting sea-
son.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02

If the death Of members through
out the State should be such as to call
for more than "a assessments in one
year, the lodges throughout the
United States are called upon for an
assessment. This prevents too heavy
assessment upon the order in any one
State, in case Of unusual events.
The lodge cares for its members when
sick; it provides social club room
where they can assemble once week,
and it cheers a man with the thought
that, if death claims him, his family
will receive $4,000 to help them fight
their life's battles.
To join the society costs as follows
Initiation fee $40; dues SO per year
The membership throughout the
Union is over 10000, and the amount
annually distributed among the wild
ows and children of deceased breth-
rem, is over s2,500,000. In addition,
there is also large sum expended by
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
A Peculiar Mockery.

So long as we tax anything whisky
and tobacco should bear their share
Of the impost. And it would be a
peculiar mockery to set them free,
upon ? pretense of lessening the bur-
dens of the people, while maintaining
a really oppressive and burdensome
rate of taxation upon articles of con-
slant and universal use. 1t will be
better to postpone tax reduction for
five years or even ten than to begin
it at the wrong end, especially when
a beginning there must render it i'm
possible to do anything more.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02

The handsome fish car Of the u. s.
fish commission arrived at the depot
Friday night, forming part of the ex-
press train, and left Saturday morn
ing. The car is in charge of Mr..
Moore, who has three assistants and a
cook. In the front end Of the car is
the Office of the manager, neatly
fitted up, and contains bed arranged
on the same principle as those in
sleeping cars. 1t can be folded up,
fastened near the roof of the car, and
is thus out Of the way during day
time. The center Of the car is sup
piled with several water tanks, on
each side of the isle, and fish are car
ried in these tanks. There are also
four sleeping car beds in the tank
room, for the use of the crew. At
day time these beds are folded up
same as any other sleeping car bed.
In the rear of the car is the cook
room and small engine. The man.
ager, Mr.. Moore, was very courteous
to visitors, and explained the manner
of shipping fish, by raising one of the
tank covers, and then scooping up
several fine brook and California trout,
several hundred Of which fish having
been brought up in the car from
Worthwhile, for Henry Bolton, and
have been planted in the Ossineke
river. The specimen of California
trout we saw, was a beauty, about six
inches long, and beautifully marked.
In the tank were pieces of ice to keep
the water cool. Every available spot
in the car is utilized. There are ice
boxes, wardrobe lockers, places for
stationary and lockers for holding ar
ticles, wherever one could be placed.
In the Office are several comfortable |
seats, and the fish tank covers can also
be used for seats, if desired. There is
also an arrangement in the car where
by the water in the fish tanks can be
mixed with air, when young white
fish or shad are carried. When fish
as large as the trout brought up are
carried, the work of supplying the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-02
Detroit Markets

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, s925 TO $500 per barrel.
Butter, 10 to 20 per pound.
Flour per barrel, $500 to $500
Hay, baled, $14 to SIS per ton.
Mess beef, $3.50 to $3.50 per Dbl.
Oats per bushel, 81 to SO.
Onions, $3.50 to $2.75 per barrel.
Pork, $1,000 to $l4.50 per Dbl.
Potatoes, per bushel, 40 to so.
Wheat, so.s3 to $o.s5 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of a wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.